The photo was
captured in late afternoon light at the Vermont salt pan, using
panning technique (i.e. keep focusing on the image whilst it
moves) at a slow shutter speed. The late light caught the wing
tips of the gull, making graceful curves as it took a low flight
across the pan.
Someone
defined flight as “the journey beyond our limitations” and this
image sums this up for me – that we too can break free from the
confines of convention, rules and often self-imposed
limitations, which we may be afraid to do for fear of ridicule
and failure, in order to reach our full potential.We too can
"fly"
"Life
is Uphill" by Max Leipold
A minimalistic
photo with considerable symbolism.
In one of the
poorer parts of western China, this man was eeking out a living
carrying dune boards back to the top for wealthy tourists to
enjoy a ride down the dune. Life for him was truly uphill --
both figuratively and literally.
I chose not to
include the top of the dune. Nobody can tell how long we will
live; it's an unknown factor. Had I included the top and thus
the length of the stairway, I would have given that unknown
greater definition than it warrants.
"Bee Fly" by Hansie Oosthuizen
It was a cool morning and because insects aren't very
active at low temparatures, I noticed that it would stay
very still in a position for a while before changing
position slightly. I used my 105mm Macro lens and a
tripod and for extra sharpness, I exposed manually and
chose a small aperture F25 @ 0,4seconds, Iso 100. I also
used a cable release to trigger the exposure combined
with the mirror-up function on my camera. I found that
a little bit of patience also helped substantially.
To me the reward is seeing all those tiny hairs growing
out of its eyes.
